The barrel rolls slightly; most of its dark liquid having already leaked out onto the stoney floor. The small, hollow sound of the wood rolling on stone is a lonely one. Also, the solidness of the castle tower soaks up the sound. There are no echoes here. All together the feeling is one of age. Of timelessness. This is a very old place indeed. It seems as though the walls were carved out of the very bedrock of Storia when the world was made.
In addition to the feelings of suspense induced by the fresh footsteps and the sense of ancient origins carried in the bones of the castle's many weathered years; the castle also endows a sense of adventure. There is a lot to explore here. So many stories must have left their mark on these grounds.
"Hmm" whispers Violet. "I wonder if the hand-walker is still here, in the castle?"
She looks up to the ceiling, listening. "If it is, it's gonna be in trouble from us!" Violet whips out her electric yo-yos and grits her teeth.
Then she pauses as another thought hits her. "What if there is more than one way in or out of here? We can't let it escape!"
"Sure Emma," Violet says after thinking for a moment, "you can use your amazing painting skills to make us look like the castle walls and sneak around to find the hand-walker, but we have to be very quiet, and stick together."
Alright everyone...summer's over. It was crazy. But, we've slacked off quite a bit... I apologize for my part in the slow decay of the game. Maybe I wasn't keeping it interesting enough, pacing was off...
I'm willing to keep checking in here, but I think I'll give us all one more week to pick things back up before pulling the plug.
Okay, if we don't hear from Luna by end of day today, I'll roll for her and then kick this back into action. I know my daughter will be excited. I might have to "recap" things for her a little bit. :)
No worries @dramasailor on the out of townness. We'll accommodate. :)
Very sorry for the delay. I've begun student teaching which has me busy up until grad school classes at night, and I often get home after my daughter is already asleep. Needless to say, that's made it difficult finding any time for us both to post. We'll try harder on the weekends, at least, but Mon, Tues and Wed will be rough for the next several months. Please don't hesitate to move on without us if we cause delays in the future. Sorry, again! Here's Luna's roll.